You could feel the patchwork of memories—all the highs and lows and in-betweens—that had led them to this day. And the city outside carried on completely oblivious to this moment in time – surely multiple New Yorkers were hemming and hawing about the weather, stepping in puddles, squeezing onto crowded Subways, going to work, leading meetings, taking their kids to school – just another day in the city.